Evansville Police Dept

Sometimes, legit organizations are collecting donations, but how do we really know where the money is going, and is panhandling legal?

I tend to be pretty leery of most things I see on Facebook claiming to be factual, and with today being April Fools Day, my "B.S. Detector" was on high alert. So when I saw the Evansville Police Department claim to enter into a partnership with local satire news page, The Tri-State Beet on their Facebook page, I was instantly skeptical.

The family of 56-year-old Kevin Wynn haven't seen or heard from him since March 14th, and are asking for your help in finding him.

Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin encourages his officers to step out of their vehicles from time to time and interact with residents of the neighborhoods they keep watch over. Two of those officers took those words to heart when they stopped to play a little basketball with a few kids on Harlan Avenue.

Note to future criminals: If you're going to disable security cameras before committing a crime, be sure you don't look directly into the camera before, or while, you're trying to cut the cord.

The Evansville Police Department released the number of arrests made on New Year's Eve, and it's a number no one would have predicted.

Taking place at Ivy Tech Community College on 1st Avenue in Evansville July 10th and 11th, the seminar is open to school administrators and law enforcement officers, and will focus on the history of school shootings, the psychology of shooters, and more.

A home security camera outside the victim's home catches the suspect in the act early in the morning last Friday.

I want to put into words my gratitude for the brave men & women of the Tristate who are firefighters, police officers, and EMTs.

Reports of scams involving computer problems, back taxes, and the always popular, credit card fraud, have led the EPD to issue a warning through their Facebook page.

Despite their perceived reputation as people who are trying to make life tougher on the public, the police officers I know are good-hearted men who are out to enforce the law and protect the public from the dangers of the world. This video is proof of that.

Have a concern about something going on in your neighborhood, or just looking to shoot the breeze with one of Evansville's finest about the weather? You can do both at the Evansville Police Department's "Coffee With a Cop" this Tuesday.